Week 2 football rewind

So here are a few observations from the early going, as well as the weekly stats package.

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Marin Catholic got bad news last week when doctors confirmed the worst fears for standout receiver/return man Nick Devere – the knee injury he suffered in the Wildcats’ preseason scrimmage against Cardinal Newman will prevent him from playing this season.
Devere, who said he hopes his rehab goes well enough to allow him to play baseball this spring, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. Devere went into the season as the likely No. 1 receiver on the team. Last season, he returned five kicks or punts for touchdowns, meaning the Wildcats’ special teams took a hit with the hit to his knee, too.
“I got an outside handoff,” Devere said in describing the play that ended his season before it began. “I ended up scoring a touchdown, but this kid came in late and hit the outside of my knee. It tore my ACL and fractured my femur. … I knew that it was definitely pretty bad right when it happened. But I’m going to stay strong and help my team win a championship.”
“He’s our best receiver and he can do a lot of things,” Marin Catholic coach Mazi Moayed said of Devere. “But we’ve got other guys who can make plays. We’ve got Drew Celis, we’ve got Sam Killpack, Danny Noonan … there’s a number of guys who can handle the ball and do a good job of it. So we’ve got some guys.”
Devere said, at least for now, it hasn’t been too tough to be limited to watching his team play without him.
“Scoring a touchdown is a good feeling, but being a part of a team after a win is even a better feeling,” Devere said. “I get a new perspective of football. I really appreciate the game a lot more and being a part of the team is just as good as being out there.”

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It is hard to imagine that things could have started any better for first-year Terra Linda coach Damon Keeve, whose Trojans are in position for the school’s first 3-0 start since 2005.
After opening with a relatively easy victory over Lowell, the Trojans were pushed to the limit by Sonoma Valley on Saturday, ultimately surviving 29-24 when they stopped a Sonoma Valley drive at the TL 1-yard line in the game’s final minute.
The Trojans will look to make it three in a row Saturday against Balboa before opening MCAL play the following week against Tam.

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After a pair of substandard seasons, it appears Justin-Siena is prepared to rejoin the MCAL elite this season.
Coach Rich Cotruvo’s team, which averaged 8 victories per season from 2004-09, slipped to 1-9 in 2010 and was 6-5 last year.
This season, the Braves have started 2-0 and have outscored their opposition by a whopping 100-14, including a 53-0 victory over El Molino last weekend. Justin-Siena will wrap up its non-league schedule against Piner this weekend, which means it could be 3-0 for its MCAL opener against Marin Catholic on Sept. 14.